Classic sources of capoeira history: The Manuscripts of Mestre Noronha
Unlike many masters of his generation, Daniel Coutinho, better known as Mestre Noronha, could read and write. It was thus possible for him to leave…
The awarding of honorary doctorate degrees to capoeira masters – reasons and significance
By Coletivo CapoeiraGens The awarding of honorary doctorates is a long-standing tradition at universities around the world. What is new is to grant it to…
Capoeira: The “national art” of São Paulo’s ring
By Filipe Amado. Beginning in 1920, there was a significant change in the way capoeira was referred to in the São Paulo newspapers. Following a…
Capoeira in the parades of the blocos de embalo
In Rio de Janeiro, the most popular street carnival blocos de embalo in the second half of the 20th century were Cacique de Ramos and…
Benguela and Brazil
By Mariana P. Candido. Histories that problematise colonialism. Benguela. Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino. The Angolan city of Benguela, also known as Ombaka in Umbundu, is the…
Capoeira and Politics – Contemporary Capoeira
By Carlos Eugênio Líbano Soares. The party of order and disorder: capoeiras and the political struggle at the imperial court of Rio de Janeiro 1870-1890…
Capoeira in the streets of São Paulo in the first decades of the 20th century
By Filipe Amado. Today we know that the history of capoeira is not restricted to Rio de Janeiro and Bahia. There is evidence in many…
The Diaspora of Rio de Janeiro’s capoeiras during the First Republic: the case of São Paulo
By Pedro Cunha. When we think of the historical process by which capoeira developed, we often overlook the rich exchanges that took place among people…
The Lavradio Roda
According to Master Célio Gomes, the energy of the capoeira masters of old is present when the berimbaus sound at the Lavradio roda. By Matthias…
The Lapa district, a stronghold of rogues and bohemians
Urban transformations in Rio de Janeiro contributed to the Lapa district emerging as a hub of bohemian social life. There, capoeira is part of the…